Construction of cars.



No. 648,633. Patented May l, i900.

F. H. RAPLEY.

CONSTRUCTION 0F CARS.

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Nn. 648,633. Patented may |,'|9oo.

F. H. HAPLEY. *Y

GUNSTRUCTION 0F CARS.

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No. 648,633. Patented May l, |900. F. H. RAPLEY.

CONSTRUCTION 0F CARS.

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UNITED STATES FREDERICK II. RAPLEY, 0F NEw YORK,

PRESSED STEEL EQUlPMENT COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

CONSTRUCTION OF CARS.

4srncrrrca'rrorr fom'mg pm of Letters Patent Nc 648,633, ma my I, 1900.

Application tiled J'une 21, 1898.

Serial No. 684,049.' (No model.)

a resident of the city of New York, in the county and State of New York, hav'einvented certain new and useful Improvements in the Construction of Cars, of which the following` is a specification.

My invention relates to the construction of freight and passenger cars, and more particularly to the construction of the sides thereof.

I will describe a construction for the sides of cars embodying my invention and then point out the novel features in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure l is a view in elevation of a side of a freight-car.` Fig. 2 is a view in elevation of a portion of a side of a passengercar. Fig. 3 is a view in elevation of a portion of a side of a passenger-car and showing a slightly different arrangement. Fig. 4 is a horizontal transverse section taken on the line t 4 of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a detail vertical transverse lsection taken on the line 5 5 of Fig. 2. Fig. 6 is a detail horizontal section taken on the line 6 6 of Fig. 7. Fig. 7 is.

a view in elevation of one side of a coal-car. Similar letters of reference refer to corresponding parts.

-A represents a panel or section, of metal, which is turned at all its edges to form a flan ge a. These panels or sections may be of different dimensions and of dierent shapes,

according to the position they occupy in the formation of the side of a car. They are, however, uniform as far as possible for convenience in manufacturing. The several plates of the side of the car are united through their dan ges by means of rivets a', and it the top and bottom of the side of the car the plates are supported by means of reinforcing-strips B, which are united to the anges by rivets b.

. With this arrangement of the panels or secstiieners for tions a girdeil construction is obtained for the sides of a car, the vertical flanges acting as the web which comprises the panels. Where it is desired to have additional strength in the sides-as, for instance,

in freight and coal cars-angle-ironsuch,for instance, as a T C--inay be inserted between the vertical flanges of adjacent plates. (See Figs. 6 and 7.)

In forming a side for a car the plates are irst pressed to produce the flanges,- and they are then riveted along their contacting flanges, after which the reinforcing-pieces are riveted to the sections at the top and bottom of the side. The whole side is then placed in position on the bolsters of the car, which are carried by the truck. This construction avoids the necessity of using the side sills ordinarily employed in building a car, as the side itself takes the place of the side sill and supports the load. The middle sill, (shown -in ,dotted lines in all the figures,) however, is retained.

In Fig. 1, lwhich represents kthe side.. of a.

freight-car, the panels adjacent the dooropening are braced at their upper and lower ends by the narrow plates B.

In Fig. f2, which represents one form of a construction of a passen ger-car, the panels or sections are cut to form window-openings, and the edges around theopenings are iianged, as shown in Fig. 4.

What I claim as my invention is 1. A combined side and side sill for cars, built up of panels or sections united at their contiguous edges, and having a reinforcingstrip beneath and united to the panels along thebottom of said car side, which strip is arranged to be within the vertical plane of the carme, so that the side sill may be di wit 2. A combined side and side sill for cars, built up of panels or sections united at their contiguous Ges, and having a reinforcingstrip beneath and united to the panels along the bottom of said car side, which strip is arranged to be within the vertical plane of the car side so that the side sill may be dispensed with; and a second reinforcing-strip at the top, and u nited to the panels of the car side.

3. A combined side vand side sill :for cars,

N. Y., ASSIGNOR T0 THE FOX built up of panels or sections united at their through seid flanges, at'their joining edges stifening the car side, substantially asdeto form the car side, and a strip without said scribed. panels, and riveted to the-flanges thereof'at In ,testimony whereof I have 'signed my the top and bottom of the carside for reinname to this .specification in thepresence of 5 forcing the same, substantially as described. two subscribing witnesses.

5. A side.' for a. earvcomprisirgg vertlcal panels or sections having anges at the edges FREDERICK RAPLEY thereof through which the penels are vunited y Witnesses: at their4 contiguous edges, andfan angle-iron ANTHONY GREF,

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